Cow stanchion



March 16,1926. 1,571,144

C. M. OLSON COW STANCHION Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

* PATENT OFFICE},

' CARL M. OLSON, F KILBOURN, WISG( )NSIN.

J cow s'rAno IonQ Application filed August 24, i925. Serial Rim 52,065. f

To all whom it may cancer n3 y Be it known that I, CARL M. Onsoiv, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kilbourn,in the county of Columbia and State 5 ofWis'consin, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Cow Stanchions, of which the'following is a specification.

V The objects of this invention areto pro-.

yide a very simple and inexpensive. structerm, which. will securely, but comfortably hold theanimal by the neck, yet will allow'of its up and down movement for'the convenience of the animal when held in a stall-or with its head to its manger,in reach- 'i ng its foodpand in lying down or getting Another object is toj-construct the animal'neck-holding part of the device, .so that it can be pivotally, as well asvertically, held by and with respect to its upright support.

' A" furthe'robject is tofconstr'uct the'animal neckholding, or yoke, part of the deviceethat it may be adjusted so as to fit animals with fat or thick necksor thinner and lessffatnecks. Still another object of the invention is to provide means. for holding the yoke or neck part in a raised and upright position while the animal is free therefrom. I 30 Still another object isto provide means whereby theyokeor neck part and its support can be readily adjusted; with respect to the upper and lower supportsfor theupright support, thus permitting said parts 5 to'be forwardly orrearwardly adjusted to suit animals of different sizesor lengths. OtherobjeCts and advantages of the invention will be fully described and more thoroughly understood when read in con- 40 junction with the accompanying drawing, which serves" to. illustrate embodimentsof which the'inventionis susceptible, it being understoodrthat changes and modifications may be resorted to, so long as they fall within the scopev of the appended claims, without ,a departure from the spirit. ofthe invention- .bodying one form of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional threads: .openings'll diametrically on each side of Referring now to the drawing Fig. 1 is a face view ofa stanchion em- Fig. 2 is a side view partly in section taken online 2 2'of Fig.1looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. 4 view of the upper portion of the yoke or neck part con- Y structed for adjustment as to its size, as shown in Fig. 1, and. i .Fig. i is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the yoke or neck part, illustrating a modification in itsconstruc- -10I1. e

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts. throughout'the differentv views of the drawin gfi Referring now more particularlyto Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive of the drawingythe reference numeralfi' designates the lower hori-' Zontallydisposedsill or support and the numeral 16 indicates the upper sill or support for the upright member 7 of the stanchion. These supports or sills 5 and 6 are spaced apart as shown and may besupported in the ordinary or' any well known way. 'Themember 5.has secured'on its uppersurf'ace' by means of a pivot 8, a. horizontally and forwardly disposed bracket9, which has at its, front end a collar, 10" which may be provided. 'with internal screw- Tliis bracket 9 has one or morethe pivot' 8, as will beireadily understood by reference to 20f the drawing. Di-

rectly above this bracket, the upper surface of the member 6 is provided with a similar bracket ,9Iequipped and pivotally held in place in the same way as thelower bracket 10, and just above described, bracket is maintained. Each of the upper and lower; collars 10 ,is provided with a set screw' 12, and, as before stated, each'of said collars is b'yjpr eference internally screw-threaded i to engageftheends of the upright: 7,; which ends 'are by preference externally .screw- .thre'aded and of a size to fit within said collars. By this arrangement, it is manitest that the upright 7, after it has the yoke mounted thereon, may be screwed into the collars, or, if it is desired, the screw-threads may be omitted and said upright held in place by the setscrews 12 or otherwise. Just below the upper collar 10, the stainlard or upright 7 is provided with a depending spring'lir, the lower end of which is deflected as at it to rest against the said standard and said spring is employed to hold the yoke or rather one of its rings,

which co-opcrato with the standard 7, in its raised or elevated position. For llllSPlI1'- pose, the spring 13 is provided at its up per end with a collar 15, which surrounds the standard 7, may be fixed thereto.

By my arrangement of supporting: the standard or upright 7 it will be understood that thebrackets 9 can be adjusted backward and forward on the members 5, and 6, by means of the screws 8, which are removable to be selectively passed through the holes 11, in the members 5. and 6.

Asshown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, the neck portion or yoke of the device is made of two bent pieces 16 and 17, each preferably made of U-shapcd material in cross-section, thus providing lightness, economy, and the inner surface to rest against, or. on the sides of the neckof the animal, without injury thereto. As shown, the up per ends or these pieces 16 and 17 overlap one another while their lower ends are slightly diverged fronrone another to facilitate placing the yoke in position on the animals neck. Each of these pieces has bolted thereto within the cavity of its U-shapc forminetal straps 18 and it!) which straps extend upwardly. and inwardly and overlap each other laterally, as shown in Fig. 3. of the drawing. Each of these straps is provided with a plurality of spaced openings 20, which coincide with one another and are for the reception of bolts 21, employeditor adjustably holding the st 'aps, as wellas the pieces 16 and17 together in order that the yoke may be adjusted to animal necks of various sizes, for it is apparent these bolts can be removed fromone pair of openings 20 and inserted in another pair thereof. In this construction of the yoke, one of the straps, the one indicated by the numeral 18,.is by preference provided with a pair of vertically spaced lugs 22, which extend laterally fromthe yoke and-each has a ring surrounding the upright 7 pivoted thereto as at 24 to permit more free movement of the yoke or neck part.

In Fig. 4, I have shown a modification in the construction of the a yoke, which consists'm making it of a single piece of matec5125, instead of two piecesas'is used in the other construction, which slngle piece is by preference made of cross-sectional U-shaped material bent to form a loop atits upper end. In this modified construction, a pair of lugs 22", one oi which only is shown, are bolted directly to the inner part of the U- shaped cavity oi. one of the sides of the yoke 25, one spaced above the other, and is provided at its outer end with a rigidly fixed ring :23 for co-rmeration with the upright 'E' o'lTthc support.

.ai rain referring to the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, it will be understood thatas members 16 and 17 overlap each other at their upper ends, an uneven surface will be presented to the upper part of the neck of the animal. To prevent this portion rubbing the animals neck, and possibly causing. it. to become sore, a crosssectionat U-shaped shield 26 covering the inner surface of the pieces 16 and 17, as well as their front and rear portions, is em+ ployed. This shield 26 maybe secured in place by means of one of the bolts 27, which are employed for securing the straps 1S audit) in place.

To relieve the animal. of the weight or pressure of the yoke on the upper part of its neck when it is lying down, the upright 7 is provided on its lower portion with a collar 28, which may he raised on the memher. 7. to asuitable position for contact with the lower ring, which connectsthe yoke to the u 'iright 7 of said collar, and which may be fixed at such point, by means of a setscrew 29 seated therein. for this purpose. Thus it will be understood that the collar 28 can be adjusted.-with respect to the said lower ring: so as to raise the upper part of the yoke from the animals neck when it is lying. down.

Instead of providing the yoke shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with pivoted rings 23, the rings thereof may be fixedion the yoke, when the construction shown in Fig. 4 is employechit is obvious that instead of using a fixed ring 23,.a pivoted ring,,as shown in the other construction, may be employed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a cow stanchion, the combination with a suitably supported upright, of a yoke having laterally disposed rings co-operating with said upright, said yoke being in the form substantially of an. inverted U- shapcd figure.

2. In a cow stanchion, the combination with an upright supported at its ends for back and forth adjustment, of an inverted Ushaped yoke having laterally disposed loose connections with saidupright.

sin a cow stanchion, the combination with an upright supported at its ends for back and forth adjustment, ofan inverted U-shaped yoke made of two pieces adjustably connected together at the juncture of said pieces and one of said pieces having laterally disposed loose connection with said upright. T a

4. In a cow stanchion, the combination 5 with an upright supported at-its ends for back and forth adjustment, of a depending spring secured to the upper end of said up right and deflected at its lower end towards the same, for engaging one of the connec- 10 tions between the yoke and upright when said yoke iselevated, an inverted U-shaped yoke having laterally disposed connections loosely connected to said yoke and loosely engaging said. upright, said yoke being made of two cross-sectional U-shaped pieces adjustably joined together at their upper ends, and a shield mounted so as to cover the lower portion of the juncture vof said pieces.

CARL M. OLSON. 

